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Denis Marchand is the General Manager of Défi Innovation Estrie, a joint initiative of The University of Sherbrooke and the now defunct Conseil Regional des Élus (CRE) that seeks to tackle that great challenge of the business world; “Innovate or die.”

The Eastern Townships School Board announced on Thursday morning that current Commision Scolare des Sommets Director General Christian Provencher will be filling the position at the ETSB as of March 29, taking up the reigns following the announcement that current DG André Turcotte will be resigni

Having lost its former Director General to the 2015 Federal Election in October, The Sherbrooke Museum of Science and Nature announced on Tuesday that they have found a replacement in the current director general of the Musée des Abenakis in Odanak, Michelle Bélanger.

Construction is underway at Sherbrooke’s Mont-Bellevue in preparation for the return of the Riders Cup Ice Cross Competition. Back for the second year in a row in Sherbrooke, the international extreme sports competition will take place on February 12 and 13.

January second was a big day for Sherbrooke residents Suzanne Laurette Poisson and Hélène Gosselin. Still caught up in the swing of New Year’s festivities, the two long time friends discovered that they had drawn the winning Lotto 6/49 numbers and won a whopping $23,846,591.

Luc Fortin, Sherbrooke’s Member of the National Assembly, says that his greatest point of pride in looking back on the year 2015 is his role in securing the city’s candidacy for the 2021 Francophonie Games.

Sherbrooke’s city council approved its 2016 budget on Monday night, signing the residents of the city up for a four per cent tax increase over the coming year in the name of promoting financial security.